Sheep Shearing Day at Forest Home Farms

San Ramon’s annual Sheep Shearing Day is set for Saturday, April 25, with live shearing and farm activities at Forest Home Farms Historic Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (sanramon.ca.gov) The event is presented by the San Ramon Historic Foundation at Forest Home Farms, 19953 San Ramon Valley Blvd. in San Ramon. City event listings describe it as an all-ages program. (sanramon.ca.gov) Organizers say the lineup includes sheep shearing, sheep dog demonstrations, the tractor museum, music, food and crafts. Several exhibitors and hands-on activities are also planned. (sanramon.ca.gov) The San Ramon Historic Foundation calls Sheep Shearing Day one of its largest community events of the year, drawing more than 1,000 visitors to the park. The foundation says the event also serves as a fundraiser for Forest Home Farms Historic Park. (members.sanramon.org) Forest Home Farms is a 16-acre municipal historic park focused on preserving and interpreting the agricultural history of the San Ramon Valley. The city says the site connects that history to current educational programs and public events. (sanramon.ca.gov) The park traces back to the Boone family farm, which Ruth Quayle Boone bequeathed to the City of San Ramon in 1997 for use as a historic park. City history pages say the property is at 19953 San Ramon Valley Boulevard and was dedicated in memory of Travis Moore Boone, later expanded to honor Ruth Boone as well. (sanramon.ca.gov) Forest Home Farms also appears on city materials as a site with preserved farm buildings and spaces including a tractor museum and a restored 1850s barn. Group tour information says the property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. (sanramon.ca.gov) For visitors this weekend, the draw is straightforward: sheep get shorn, families can watch the work up close, and the farm’s history is staged as a daylong public event. Registration details and event information are posted through the City of San Ramon. (sanramon.ca.gov)